Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand and Australian actor and musician. He is known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Laga'aia is noted for his television roles, including Senior Constable Tommy Tavita in the Australian police drama Water Rats, lawyer David Silesi in the New Zealand legal drama Street Legal and Elijah Johnson in the long running Australian soap opera Home and Away.
He appeared in an Australian Children's TV Series called Jay's Jungle, which aired from 2015–2018. He was a regular feature on Australian kids program Play School.
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Life and career
Laga'aia was born and raised in Otara, South Auckland, New Zealand.
Laga'aia debuted as a musician in 1982 as a member of the Consorts, who released the Dalvanius Prime-produced single "Maoris on 45", which was one of the top selling singles in New Zealand that year.
